The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-13
PERSONAL.

HARRY MINER says he has a play by Admiral
Porter for Mrs. James Brown Potter
CARDINAL GIBBONS is expected in Baltimore
the first week in June. A movement is on foot
to give him public reception.
GEN s. b. BuCKNER whom the Democrats
have nominated for Governor of Kentucky, is a
man of great wealth. He has more than $780,
900 worth OF real estate in Chicago.
SIR JoHS ASHLEY, the well-known London
sporting patron, captured a stalwart pickpocket
lately who had stolen his watch and gave him a
severe thrashing before handing him over to the
police
PRINCE KoMATsu, Of Japan. who has been
spending some months at Vienna, has fallen in
love with the liyeries of the court servants there
and has obtained permission to have them copied
at the court of the Mikado, powdered perwigs,
silk stockings and all.
ROBERT BURNS Thompson, whose death has
been recorded at ThornlieDan&, Scotland, was a
successful mill-fulnisher and brlsh-maker, but
found time also to cultivate his marked abilities
as musician and versew writer He was grand
child OF the famous poet whose name he bore.
GEORGE LoSGENBAoHER, a machinist of Leba-
non. Pa, has been recalled 70 Germany by the
government for duty in the army. The threat
ening aspect OF alfairs in Europe Is assigned as
the reason for summoning all subjects liable to
military duty. Longenbacher Immediately COM
piled with the order
MISS Rose CLEvEIAND. besides being asso-
ciated with Mrs Sylvanus Reed in the manage
ment of her New York school, will also have
control Of the editorial department of the
american Magazine Of History, in which publi-
cation her lectures will appear She has already
assumed her editorship duties, and win take up
her professional work in connection with the
school in September next
n NEwLY.MADE BENEDICT, while lazily stroling
along one day last week, was met by a friend
who in bachelor days had been a boon com.
panicn Hello, old fellow, glad 10 see you once
more, was the sautation; then, in the same
breath, accompanying hearty handshake,
came the natural query: How do you like mar.
ried lifeyN well, You know drawlcd the Ben.
edict with limp smile, u never get very en-
thl'slastic about anything. Washington Cant.
tai.
f.. BERRY WALL, the New York dude. has n
new hat> i Is a high hat, and IS the color OF a
light ll@tli4 cigar. ID Is butt Of MI. IL has
just aitfltti from London, where il wtk made to
order Mr.. Wall II IL the only bnc of the
kind IN America. The hat is designed 10 excite
the envy OF all dudcdom II cannot he dupli.
Gated within six weeks, as the block on which il
was moulded has been destroyed and the
makers are under guarantee not TO put any
more on the market until tho middle Of June.
WILLIAM T. WALTERS, of Baltimore values his
art collection at more than Sl.000,000 Mr.
Walters is Pennsylvania OF Scotch Irish an
cestry. Ills love for art has been the ruling
passion OF his life. The first 81 he ever spent
was Tor picture. Every year he put aside a
part OF his income for art purchases The re-.
suit has been private art gallery which many
critics consider the most harmonious and beau.
tiful IN the world The interest in 3lr Walters
ceramics ana pictures is increased by the fact
that the vast fortune OF the owner a'ss made by
his own exertions. lie ~ In the liquor business